The McRib from McDonald's should be on the regular menu. That thing is so doggone tasty. They have no other sandwich that even comes close. I can not figure out why they don't keep it around constantly. It has three things going for it that puts it head and shoulders above their other sandwiches. The three things are:

1) Pork
2) BBQ sauce
3) The need for lots of napkins

With those key elements it has to be a regular menu item. There is always a lot of BBQ sauce on the sandwich which makes it perfect for cleaning up with the fries. How can you go wrong with that? A messy pork sandwich covered in BBQ sauce is as near to perfection as you can get for fast food.

This does not come close to satisfying my constant need for true BBQ, but when you go to McDonald's and expect to get the same old thing, average burger and world class fries, and you unexpectedly see the McRib is back, it is like a surprise party. All is good in the world despite Obama having been elected.

How do you follow up something as tasty as this? I will tell you. McDonald's chocolate chip cookies. Three for a dollar. If you are lucky enough to get fresh ones, even better.

Chew on that.

Tonight is Halloween and the girls took us trick or treating.  Claire made a pretty good haul for someone so little.  We didn't even go to that many houses.  After we were done, we decided to use a coupon we had for a free appetizer or dessert at Friday's.  We settled on an appetizer.  The loaded Potato Skins seemed like the least disastrous thing that we could choose, so we went with that. 

Denise and I each had something new.  She had the Prime Rib Stroganoff and I had the Grilled Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Skewers with the new Jack BBQ sauce.  I had a taste of Denise's meal and it was incredible.  The meat was so tender but it still had a rich sauce with the noodles.  Grilled onions and mushrooms.  A great thing to order.  

The main thing this post is about though is the new BBQ sauce.  I could have put a straw in and drank a glassful.  If I could make a sauce like that I could retire. My life's work would be done.  It was sweet and tangy with a little bite to it.  It was not too sweet like some sweet sauces can be.  Whoever developed this sauce did an amazing job.  It is easy to see why it won the contest.  Needless to say I didn't have any left to bring home.   I finished off that sauce with the Texas toast that came with the shrimp.  If they ever decide to sell that sauce on its own, it is a sure fire money maker.  It easily beats Sweet Baby Ray's Honey BBQ.  Now I just need to get out of this Biggest Loser thing so I can have a whole slab of ribs to eat that sauce with.

I can't wait for that day. 

Today at lunch Denise and I went to one of our favorite spots. A cheap Mexican place called El Campesino. Everyone who eats there gets the complimentary chips and salsa. The chips are warm and crispy when you get them and the salsa is always top notch. The problem is I am trying to lose weight and those little fried triangles of death are a weakness of mine. Fortunately, Denise understands and moves the basket out of reach when I have had my share. A favorite thing to do is to mix my rice and beans, put on several dashes of Cholula hot sauce (blog topic for a later date) and scoop up the concoction with the chips. Everything just comes together to complement everything else and it is heaven on the tongue.

Today, though, I had my all-time most popular item, the Burrito Croqueta. Grilled pieces of chicken with fresh pico de gallo wrapped in a flour tortilla. They cover with a red sauce and then put some Mexican cheese that gets all soft and gooey on top. This is a favorite. This has become a mexican comfort food for me. It is consistently good and is always worth the trip.

Food is a Passion

Most anyone that knows me knows that I love to eat.  Not that I am a glutton or anything crazy like that.  I am just infatuated with good flavors, textures and smells.  When they all come together and meet perfectly in someone's creation, I am happy.  I am sure that I drive my wife,  Denise, nuts with they way I can go on and on about food.  So, in an effort to spare her and to indulge myself, I decided to blog about it.

Since I first started tossing around the idea of blogging about food I have had so many different ideas about which I could write.  For now, I think I will just share some of my favorite types of food and will let this be a reference for myself later on if I think I have hit a wall with writing.

My absolute favorite type of food and one that I have very strong opinions about is barbecue.  I am not even going to go further because it could be an all day writing session.  There are so many facets of BBQ that I can't start now.  Pizza is also a favorite that I have strong feelings about.  A list of some others would include Italian, Mexican, Chinese, home cooking, comfort foods, desserts, and I am sure I am leaving some out.  

Denise and I have several restaurants that we go to where we are very well known.   So many topics, so little time.